The Association of Private Enterprise Education





	Awards

Herman W. Lay Memorial Award

The Herman W. Lay Memorial Award does more than recognize one of the founders of our organization. Herman Lay was an outstanding example of the entrepreneurial spirit. He trod a path that led from a single snack food truck to becoming the Chairman of the Board of one of the world's largest firms, PepsiCo, Inc. Herman was as generous as he was successful. His philanthropy extended to many causes, including the establishment of private enterprise and entrepreneurship programs. It was a generous gift of his that made the formation of APEE possible. Each year, APEE searches for individuals who, in their business and public lives, have emulated the pattern of success and philanthropy that Herman Lay lived. Recipients of the Herman W. Lay Memorial Award are selected because they are representative of the best that the free enterprise system produces. By calling attention to their lives and to their actions, APEE hopes to stimulate other individuals to be equally supportive of free enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Charles Koch
Art Pope (left) receives the Herman W. Lay Memorial Award from 2007 APEE President Edward Stringham.

Past Recipients

2007 Art Pope
2006 Peter Thiel (picture)
2005 Charles Koch (picture)
2004 Sir John Templeton
2003 William A. Dunn
2002 Owen and Erma Smith
2001 Lovett C. Peters
2000 Howard S. Rich
1999 Paul Broyhill
1998 Leo Linbeck, Jr.
1997 Robert McNair
1996 Norman McClelland
1995 Robert Pamplin
1994 Albert B. Alkek
1993 John R. Bergstrom
1992 The Honorable Shelby Cullum Davis
1991 Jennings A Jones & Scott L. Probasco, Jr.
1990 Robert H. Dedman
1989 Gus A. Stavros
1988 Michael I. Monus
1987 Samuel M. Walton
1986 Robert V. West, Jr.
1985 Tom E. Hendrix
1984 Bernard B. and Eugenia A. Ramsey